Colour

#00FBFF

#00FBFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#00FBFF is a cyan with RGB values 0, 251, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#00FBFF#00FBFF

HEX#00FBFF

RGBrgb(0, 251, 255)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.9843, 1

RGB percentages0%, 98.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(180.9, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 100%, 100%)

CMYK100%, 1.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer64,511

CSS custom property--colour: #00FBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.24:1

Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#FF0400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8EEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCD9FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 2.7 Cyan · ΔE 2.7 Turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Aquamarine · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 2.71, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF0400

Analogous#00FF84, #007BFF

Triadic#FF00FB, #FBFF00

Split complementary#FF007B, #FF8400

Tetradic#8400FF, #FF0400, #7CFF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCFEFF

Lighter +30%#99FDFF

Lighter +20%#66FDFF

Lighter +10%#33FCFF

Darker −10%#00C9CC

Darker −20%#009799

Darker −30%#006466

Darker −40%#003233

More saturated +25%#00FBFF

Less saturated −25%#20DCDF

Channel breakdown

G251

B255

Red0 (0%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue180.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G FB · B FF

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